What color is #FF5FAF?

#FF5FAF is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Hot Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF5FAF?

The RGB value is 255, 95, 175: 255 red, 95 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF5FAF?

The complementary color is #5FFFAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF5FAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF5FAF color

#FF5FAF rgb(255, 95, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #FF5FAF is a light, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 37.3% green and 68.6% blue (255, 95, 175).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 31% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Hot Pink (#FF69B4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#FF5FAF color codes

HEX	`#FF5FAF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 95, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 37.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 63%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 31%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.79, 67.81, -10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.79, 68.59, 351.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.073, 32.545, 44.036)`
Decimal	`16736175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF5FAF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FF5FAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF5FAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FF5FAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff5faf; }
.text { color: #ff5faf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff5faf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 95 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff5faf, #ff5f5f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FF5FAF?: #FF5FAF is a light, vivid rose, closest to the named color Hot Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF5FAF?: The RGB value is 255, 95, 175: 255 red, 95 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF5FAF?: The complementary color is #5FFFAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF5FAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.